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The Teachers and Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.1
EAN: 9780915924608
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 0915924609
Label: Teachers & Writers Collaborative
Manufacturer: Teachers & Writers Collaborative
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 248
Publication Date: June 01, 2000
Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative
Release Date: February 26, 2007
Studio: Teachers & Writers Collaborative
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Editorial Review:
A reference guide to various forms of poetry with entries arranged in alphabetical order. Each entry defines the form and gives its history, examples, and suggestions for usage. For this second revised edition of the Handbook, 19 teaching poets have written 76 entries on traditional and modern poetic forms. The Handbook succintly defines the forms, summarizes ther histories, quotes good examples (both ancient and modern), and offers professional tricks of the trade on how to use each form.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A good teacher/student guide
I found that this is a good guide for teachers of poetry who desire to offer form poetry to students with little exposure to various forms. As one who has researched many forms, I was hoping to find unique forms within this book, which was not the case. It is a good foundational book for students and teachers, but for poets familiar with the more common forms and seeking to expand into new areas of poetic form, it is probably not the best of guides, which is why I have rated it a little lower.
Rating: - Instructive and inspirational
This is a very useful book for quickly looking up various forms of poetry. I teach English and often times it is very nice to have a simple reference book available that explains and shows the varieties of poetry.
Rating: - Simply the Best Poetry Handbook
No adequate superlative exists for this poetry handbook--simply the best on the market. Rarely does a writing handbook work for all age groups, but this solid one does. Even elementary teachers could use some of the poetic forms, such as couplets, haiku, and nonsense poems, for their classes, and, yet, professional writers can dip into this densely rich (yet compact) volume and pull out an appropriate form from the 75+ forms offered.
I have used this handbook for my college creative ... Read More
Rating: - a useful addition for the writer's toolbox
This is a wonderful reference book for poets who want to expand their repertoire. Over seventy poetic forms are covered, and each section includes: an explanation of the form, discussion of any variations on the form, at least one literary example, and reference to other prominent examples and/or poets who use the form.
I've used this book for many years as a jumping-off point when in search of inspiration or when playing around with a different poetic form. It's easy to read and can ... Read More
Rating: - One of my favorite books
I use this book all the time! I've had it for over 10 years and find myself continually going back to it. Recently I began writing a poem every morning before getting out of bed, and this book is invaluable for helping wake up my brain and start the creative juices flowing. The forms are clearly defined with good examples given, and the sheer number of forms included is inspiring! If one isn't working for me that morning, I simply flip to another. I've used this book with teenagers and with adults ... Read More
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